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Fishing trip ends in tragedy – Man stabbed to death while fishing with friend at Emmarentia Dam in Joburg

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An unknown man approached the two men and an argument reportedly ensued between them when the suspect started to shine a torch in their faces.

A man has been stabbed to death while fishing with his friend at Emmarentia Dam in Johannesburg on Friday night.

SAPS Brigadier Mathapelo Peters said police were investigating a murder case, and that the suspect was a 38-year-old male.

Peters said the deceased, a 36-year-old man, was fishing with his friend when an unknown man approached them.

He said an argument ensued between them when the suspect started to shine a torch in the victim and his friend’s face.

“The argument then started and the deceased and his friend then started to leave after packing their fishing rods,” said Peters.

“The argument continued, and the suspect started hitting one victim on the left jaw. He sustained a cut underneath the jaw, but managed to run away.”

The suspect then allegedly turned
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Pathologist finds that Bosasa CEO Gavin Watson was dead before crash

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A private pathologist has found that Gavin Watson was already dead before he crashed his car in Johannesburg last month.

The former Bosasa CEO was found dead in a Toyota Corolla on 26 August after he crashed head-on into a pillar outside Oliver Tambo International Airport around 5am. There are still several unknowns in the case, such as what Watson was doing travelling to the airport with no luggage and why he was without his cellphone.

Now, The Citizen reports that the family hired a private investigator and forensic pathologist, who issued a report to the family saying that Watson had passed before the impact of the accident, ruling out suicide.

“We have five seconds of data from the vehicle before the accident, and we know the vehicle was travelling somewhere between 80-100km/h for five seconds before the accident,” an anonymous family member confirmed with The Citizen.

“The vehicle’s speed was constant over the
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African Wealth Report – The richest cities in South Africa vs the rest of Africa

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New World Wealth and AfrAsia Bank have published the latest African Wealth Report, showing the levels of wealth of various African nations at the end of 2018.

According to the report, South Africa is still the richest country in Africa, with the high net worth (HNWI) population of 39,200 people holding the most wealth at $649 billion.

This is double that of the second wealthiest African nation, Egypt, where the HNWI population of 16,700 people holds $303 billion.

Egypt is followed by Nigeria ($225 billion), Morocco ($114 billion) and Kenya ($93 billion).

Total wealth held on the continent amounts to US$2.2 trillion. Around US$920 billion (42%) of this is held by HNWIs, New World Wealth said.

While South Africa ranks at the top of the list, on a per capita basis ($11,450), it is only the second wealthiest nation – following behind Mauritius, where wealth per capita sits at $31,000.

Africa’s richest cities

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Rising anti-mass immigration violence in Gauteng calls on political leaders to ask for military assistance to bring violence under-control – They speak out against attacks on foreigners but remain silent on farm murders

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Gauteng political leaders are considering calling on the military to stop vandalism and looting in the province.

According to Gauteng Prime Minister David Makhura, criminal elements are responsible for looting shops and have been warned that the military may be called in to address the problem.

This follows after Ramaphosa requested police to bring the gunmen under control. He spoke out against attacks on foreigners but remained silent, among other things, on the farm murders.

The looters have already plundered, or burned down, many stores of foreigners in Pretoria and Johannesburg, and even children have stolen the stores without anyone being prosecuted.

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Stone Throwing Severely Disrupts Traffic After “Landgrab” Row – Protesters have been throwing rocks at cars as violent protests escalate in the Lenasia, Johannesburg

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The situation has become volatile in the Lenasia South region of Ennerdale in Johannesburg, as protests have engulfed major routes through to the city. It has been reported that blockades made from debris and burning tyres have caused a serious traffic nightmare for commuters on Thursday morning.

Although we’re awaiting official verification, it seems that the protests are linked to a recent spate of land invasions in Lenasia. The acts of land occupation have split the community, who also have their grievances with service delivery in the area and a rising tide of criminal activity.

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Urban municipalities’ power-shock – Prepaid electricity charges cause huge uproar from consumers

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The City Council of Johannesburg quietly withdrew the new prepaid electricity rate charged to consumers.

The application of the municipal levy came as a surprise because it was not included in the proposed budget of the CityPower’s tariff document released in March.

The R200 levy was quietly withdrawn and was not charged against consumers on July 1, and would initially be part of the tariff, but could also be seen as an illegal act.

In Pretoria, the city council apparently illegally increased their electricity tariffs without any consent, causing them to defend their actions in court.

-Read the original article in Afrikaans on Vryburger
This report does not necessarily reflects the opinion of SA-news.

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Joburg is a danger zone! Residents are exposed to dangerously high levels of uranium creating grave concern over the health impact of the mining industry on city-dwellers

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Research conducted by North West University research professor Frank Winde in conjunction with scientists from Germany found high levels of uranium exposure in Johannesburg residents, according to a report in the Sunday Times.

Hair samples collected from Johannesburg residents found that exposure to dangerous chemicals and substances was a major problem in certain areas, and could be attributed to mine tailings dams, which store by-products of mining operations.

Winde found that levels of uranium in Johannesburg residents were similar to those found in European uranium miners, creating grave concern over the health impact of the mining industry on city-dwellers.

Samples were collected from barbers in the West Rand and the south of Johannesburg, with the results indicating that the toxicity was widespread, affecting areas with a high concentration of gold mines as well as suburbs far away from mining operations.

SA Medical Research Council
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Blame Everyone But Themselves: NUMSA Now Blames Rothschild’s, “The New Guptas”, for Problems at Embattled SAA & State Owned Enterprises!

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If there is one lesson communism has taught the world, but which the world has refused to learn, it is that when someone else’s money runs out, someone else gets the blame. The Rothschild’s, who are conveniently white, as all evil perpetrators should be in South Africa, are now accused of preying on South Africa’s state-owned enterprises. South African unions have joined forces to take on the Rothschild family, which they have accused of being involved in attempts to ‘capture’ the country’s State Owned Enterprises (SOEs).

According to the Citizen tabloid, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa and the South African Cabin Crew Association released a joint statement, claiming that the Rothschilds were “interfering” in SOEs for “selfish and greedy purposes.” The statement alleged that the wealthy family intended to collapse South African Airways (SAA) so
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DA in bed with EFF – rumours are going around that the parties are in negotiations about installing a red beret as mayor in Tshwane

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EFF leader Julius Malema said on Thursday that his party was in negotiations with the DA to formally partner in governing Tshwane and Johannesburg.

Addressing a media conference at the party’s head office in Johannesburg, Malema said his party wanted to take over the Tshwane mayorship.

He said the party would also join government in the city of Johannesburg as members of the mayoral committee (MMCs).

“This is a power-sharing … We have already started talking to the DA. We are sharing power in Joburg, we are sharing power in Tshwane,” said Malema.

From the EFF’s own performance in the recent elections, to Cyril Ramaphosa’s ANC conundrum and the rise of the FF+ – these are the highlights from the EFF’s media conference on May 16 2019.

He said the EFF would not be calling for a motion of no confidence in current mayor Stevens Mokgalapa of the DA, but would like to take over in a manner t
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Our looters of tomorrow….sorry I meant leaders of tomorrow:- Pupils go on looting rampage after march to Luthuli House (video)

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Police say no arrests were made after some school pupils who handed over a memorandum at the ANC headquarters in Johannesburg went on a looting spree in the CBD and Hillbrow on Monday afternoon.

Gauteng police spokesperson Capt Mavela Masondo said there was a march by pupils under the banner of the Congress of South African Students (Cosas) to Pixley ka Isaka Seme Street in the CBD to present a memorandum.

“It is alleged that some of the marchers went to the shops and started looting in Hillbrow and the Johannesburg CBD. No arrests have been made and no injuries were reported,” Masondo said.

Johannesburg metro police estimated earlier that around 3,000 pupils took part in the march.

Their list of demands included calls for the department of education to upgrade infrastructure and safety at schools.

Masondo said a number of shopkeepers had opened cases after the incident.

Police opened cases of public violence.

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Reporters are not safe in the country anymore:- M-Net’s Carte Blanche TV crew held and robbed at gunpoint

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The crime rate is quite alarming and no one is spared the assault. On duty M-Net’s Carte Blanche TV crew is held and robbed at gunpoint in Johannesburg.

According to a report by News24: A new surveillance camera system, Vumacam from Vumatel, is being rolled out in the Johannesburg central business district (CBD) and surrounding suburbs as an R500 million high-tech solution to South Africa’s rising crime rates, but some people are objecting over privacy concerns.

Radio presenter Masa Kekana joined Carte Blanche to do her first insert as a guest presenter but then endured a baptism of fire when Kekana and the crew suddenly became a crime statistic after they were held up and robbed at gunpoint with no visual footage to show for it.

Kekana interviewed spokesperson Murray Hunter of the civil rights organisation Right2Know (R2K) on a suburb street corner in Johannesburg with cameraman Thabo Maleswene.

A Vumacam street pole was already ere
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Johannesburg hit by massive blackouts Friday and electricity providers were unable to explain why – perhaps due to incompetent BEE employees?

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Suburbs across Johannesburg, South Africa’s economic hub, were hit by widespread power outages on Friday that electricity providers were unable to explain.

“Technicians are on site to determine the cause of the outage,” Khulu Phasiwe, a spokesman for state-owned power utility Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd., said via Twitter. There’s no estimated time for the restoration of electricity at this stage, he said.

Eskom has not implemented rolling blackouts in the city, Andrew Etzinger, Eskom’s acting head of generation, said via a mobile phone text message. A spokesman for Johannesburg’s City Power wasn’t immediately able to comment.

Eskom said earlier on Friday that there was a risk of blackouts because the power system “remained tight and vulnerable” and the power could be cut at short notice if there was a shift in plant performance.

“This could include a significant loss in generating plant due to unplanned technical breakdown
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